The husband of a 78-year-old postsurgical patient has approached the nurse, upset that his wife has become incontinent of urine during her hospital stay
The husband states that this is without precedent and he is adamant that the matter be looked into further. The nurse would recognize that which of the following factors may have contributed to this course of events? A) Age-related changes to genitourinary function
B) Sensory deprivation
C) Changes in diet since admission to the hospital
D) Sedative effects of medications
D
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Sedation can cause incontinence in the hospitalized elderly. The sudden onset makes it unlikely that the wife's incontinence is a result of age-related changes and a change in diet is unlikely to cause incontinence. Sensory deprivation would be less likely to result in incontinence.
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